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Maj. Gen. Ibrahim says case of abducted soldiers finalized, pending swap deal

05-08-2015 | 09:54

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Maj. Gen. Ibrahim says case of abducted soldiers finalized, pending swap deal

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The Director General of General Security Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim stressed Wednesday that an advanced stage has been reached in the negotiations with al-Nusra Front regarding the hostage exchange deal, including the time and place, as well as other technical issues pertaining to the release of the abducted soldiers in Arsal.

“The negotiations have been finalized, we only need some clarifications so we can implement the swap deal,” he added.

In an interview with the “General Security Magazine,” he stated that the Lebanese people can, at any time, elect a new president, regretting the failure of the political class in this regard.

The military men were taken hostage in August 2014 when militants from Syria took over the Lebanese border town of Arsal for five days before withdrawing toward the Syrian frontier, taking with them Lebanese soldiers and policemen as hostages.

The clashes were the most dangerous spillover of violence from the civil war in neighboring Syria.

While the release of five men provided a degree of relief, concerns remain about the troops and policemen still in captivity, as several were executed by the terrorist groups to exert pressure on the Lebanese authorities to meet their demands.

The abductors are demanding the release of Islamist detainees in Lebanese prisons in exchange for the release of the hostages.

Negotiations have been ongoing, with the help of a mediator in order to reach common terms to release the hostages, but no results have been reached so far.

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